A sad week

[Lulu Bennett]

So sorry to hear all that... I had a really bad week a few weeks ago....

I had an adult female checkered who was doing great, feeding great, just died without a struggle. (Didn't notice she was dead for a day...)

Next day my other adult female checkered somehow (and I still can't figure it out!) got out and I never found her... Crap! Now I only have one female. The one Don gave me. It was meant to be I guess! She is stuffing her face with tilapia on her own now. =) And I did just find a guy local who is gonna give me some adult checkereds.

Next day I loose the second of the Asian Vine Snakes (had lost the first one two weeks before). Appearing healthy and fine one day (hadn't eaten since I got them though) and dead the next... These had to have had something wrong with them. The first one died in 7 days after getting him. I did take a chance with these fresh imports (CB is not available yet). But yeesh. I think it was the vendors fault.

End of the week. My blue phase adult male western ribbon is found dead. No struggle. Didn't notice for a whole day... WHAT THE HECK. I loved that snake... NOTHING wrong with him! Eating, active, FINE!

I hadn't had any deaths or escapes for a few years before this... Now many weeks later... I am not having any problems at all. But WHAT happened?? It was like a spurt of death and escape??! **%#@!^*

So yeah. I know how you feel. I am a bit angry. And very sad.

Could it be that you had a disease within your collection? That seams like a whole lot of seamingly healthy snakes dying?!